Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism
Against collectivist impulses, the defense of freedom, personal responsibility, and the moral, political, legal, and economic foundations of a free society is ever necessary. Protecting the American experiment in ordered liberty is a debt that we owe to the past, and a challenge to pursue in the future. We examine the following issues in this area: the case for free trade vs. protectionism, individualism vs. the new collectivists (DEI/Critical Theory/Marxism/Social Democracy/Economic Nationalism/etc.), shareholder capitalism vs. ESG and stakeholder capitalism, foreign policy for a free society, and the foundations and first principles of freedom and free markets.
Research Publications for Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism
Gordon Tullock and the Economics of Slavery
P Magness, A Carden, I Murtazashvili
Available at SSRN 4318585, 2023
AI ≠ UBI: Income Portfolio Adjustment to Technological Transformation
RE Wright, A Przegalinska
Augmented Education in the Global Age: Artificial Intelligence and the …, 2023
Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Public Choice
RM Yonk, D Waugh
Cryptocurrency Concepts, Technology, and Applications, 2023
RE Wright
The History and Evolution of the North American Wildlife Conservation Model …, 2022
The Hyperpoliticization of Higher Ed: Trends in Faculty Political Ideology, 1969–Present
PW MAGNESS, D WAUGH
Independent Review 27 (3), 2022
Articles
Let’s Not Repeat the Same Mistakes With the Delta Variant
“The real danger with all of this is whether or not we are going to get the same incoherent set of impositions on our lives as the first few waves. Those in power should tread lightly because they truly have worn our patience thin for what is becoming far too long.” ~ Ethan Yang
Cuban Farm Fantasies and Failures
“Cuba should have watched and learned from the more complete reforms embraced by China and Vietnam. By holding onto Soviet-inspired collective farming institutions, while experimenting with a return to pre-industrial farm technologies, the tone-deaf regime in Havana puts its own survival at risk.” ~ Robert Paarlberg
A Conversation on Keynes, Morality, and the Economy
“On this episode of the Authors Corner, Ethan sits down with AIER Visiting Fellow, Dr. Victor Claar to speak about his recent research and publications on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and their long-term impact on how we view economics from a moral perspective.” ~ AIER
Understanding China’s Financial Market Chaos
“In this case, Beijing seems to be making a calculated decision to pursue immediate political goals over long-term growth. Such trends are likely to continue and will make investing in Chinese companies increasingly unattractive.” ~ Ethan Yang
It’s Time to End the Covid Mandates
“It is time to set aside ‘temporary’ emergency policies. A year and a half of restrictions on individual liberty is too long, has given the government too much power, and has set a bad precedent that is likely to have negative effects on our liberties down the road.” ~ Randall G. Holcombe
Scientific Authoritarianism Erodes Private Property and Human Liberty
“Scientists that seek to present a unified and authoritative voice or are guided by partisan interests should not be trusted when they opine on ‘public health’ or the natural environment. Resisting the advance of scientific authoritarianism has become the front line for the protection of human liberty and the sanctity of private property.” ~ Christopher Lingle